Electric A/C anyone?, Comments, dialog, experience? Options

[slowrodent]

OK..I've read a bunch of semi-recent articles online regarding electric air conditioning kits in cars. One was a 911 that is employing a rather pricey euro-kit and the owner seemed pleased... Most articles focus on the large current draw and the overall (in)efficiency of the kits on the whole. Yet, I can't help but feel that the 914 (tiny car) is a perfect application for such a kit - particularly if your engine can push a larger alternator. (Mine is a v6 and would have no problem doing so).. Allows you to frunk-mount the compressor and simplify the overall install (yes, big gauge wires are required, but in my case at least.. no interior exists so no worries)

Plus relatively cheap kits are waaay-abundant.

So thoughts, insights, experience? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Steve]

I did some more testing at 70 degrees in the garage. At the medium setting (65 amps) I get around 38 degrees at the vent. With the low setting (42 amps) I get around 42 degrees at the vent. Since my stock 3.6 alternator is only 115 amps, I will leave it at the low setting until I upgrade the alternator some day. Since the evaporator is an under dash unit, it will recirculate the air anyway.
I love the under dash evaporator. Doesn’t take that much room.
https://www.southernrods.com/cooling-and-he...-unit-only.html

[mate914]

Hi
Can I see a pic of the under dash evaporator in the car?
Matt

I did some more testing. At the medium setting (65 amps) I get around 38 degrees at the vent. With the low setting (42 amps) I get around 42 degrees at the vent. Since my stock 3.6 alternator is only 115 amps, I will leave it at the low setting until I upgrade the alternator some day. Since the evaporator is an under dash unit, it will recirculate the air anyway.
I love the under dash evaporator. Doesn’t take that much room.
https://www.southernrods.com/cooling-and-he...-unit-only.html

[Steve]

Hi
Can I see a pic of the under dash evaporator in the car?
Matt

I did some more testing. At the medium setting (65 amps) I get around 38 degrees at the vent. With the low setting (42 amps) I get around 42 degrees at the vent. Since my stock 3.6 alternator is only 115 amps, I will leave it at the low setting until I upgrade the alternator some day. Since the evaporator is an under dash unit, it will recirculate the air anyway.
I love the under dash evaporator. Doesn’t take that much room.
https://www.southernrods.com/cooling-and-he...-unit-only.html

Here’s a couple more. It is a little into the passenger side. I added a second battery in my troubleshooting, to see if the long wire to the battery was the problem. It wasn’t the problem, but I left it anyway. My original problem was the pressures were all over the place and it would trip my 100 amp breaker. I originally took the same evaporator, ripped the guts out and mounted it on its side in the center console. It was a nice setup, it didn’t work. You can click on my blog for pictures of that setup.
Next, I will install a cut down deposit box underneath it and mount the controls underneath the evaporator.